Why Me? (1984)
- Starring:
- Glynnis O'Connor, Armand Assante, (more)
- Director(s):
- Fielder Cook
Synopsis of Why Me?
Made for television, Why Me? is the true story of Air Force nurse Leola Mae Harmon (Glynnis O'Connor), whose face is all but destroyed in a head-on automobile accident. As Leola recuperates in a military hospital, her will to live is seriously tested, not only by her shattered face, but also by the loss of her unborn child and the breakup of her marriage. The one person who refuses to feel sorry for Leola -- and who, in fact, admires her spunk -- is dedicated plastic surgeon James Stallings (Armand Assante). Persuading Leola to allow him to rebuild her face, Stallings puts his patient through 40 operations in the next four years. Understandably, the film's dramatic impact is greatest in the early sequences, wherein actress O'Connor, her face obscured by bandages (and by Michael Westmore's disturbingly realistic, Emmy nominated makeup), must convey her thoughts and moods through her eyes, her body language, and an occasional incoherent grunt. Why Me? originally aired March 12, 1984, on ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Why Me?
- Glynnis O'Connor - Leola Mae Harmon
- Bruce Abbott - Markus
- Kent Cheng
- William Frankfather - Dental Corps Doctor
- Lenka Peterson - Leola Mae's Mother
- Michael Sacks - Dr. Harry Jarrick
- William Windom - General
- Donald Petrie
- Walker Edmiston
- Armand Assante - Dr. James Stallings
- Richard Backus - Civilian Doctor
- Craig Wasson - Brian Harmon
- Ken Kimmins - Chief of Surgery
- Annie Potts - Daria
- Milton Selzer - Colonel
- Andy Wood
- Gary Bisig
- Harley Scott - Michael
- Director(s):
- Fielder Cook
- Producer(s):
- Michele Moyse, Lowell Mate, Irwin Steinberg
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